Whether you're Catholic or not, it's hard to argue with the claim that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of ...

Latest news Pope Joan, the medieval legend of the only woman to occupy the throne of St. Peter in Rome. During the Middle Ages a story circulated that a woman disguised as a man was unanimously ...

Cardinals attend a Mass on the third of nine days of mourning for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Basilica. On May 7, they will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the papal conclave, the ...

Third, when Francis first addressed the crowd in St. Peter’s, he described himself as the new bishop of Rome. In Catholicism, the pope holds many titles representing the scope and duties of his ...

A cardinal arrives at St Peter's Square, on April 24, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images. But the outcome of the secretive process of electing a new pope cannot be ...

Pope Francis is lying in state in an open casket at St. Peter's Basilica following his death earlier this week. His funeral is scheduled for Saturday.

Pope Francis, 266th occupant of the throne of St. Peter, has died Pope Francis, orginally of Argentina, succeeded Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to retire in six centuries.

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, in front of St. Peter's Basilica, after the pontiff lies in state there for three days.

As Leo pulled into view, standing in the popemobile as it pulled in to St. Peter’s Square shortly after 9 a.m. Rome time Sunday, cheers went up from members of his religious order, the ...

The final resting place: inside the Rome church where the Pope will be buried Pope Francis to be buried in Saint Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's basilica, in a break with tradition and sign ...